Driver drowns in pond near Interstate 80 crash
Davis A. Jarvis 31 of Aspen Colorado died when his Chevrolet Camaro veered from eastbound Interstate 80 two miles west of Interstate 55 and plunged into a 15-foot pond. State Police say he fell asleep at 9:25 a.m. and the car sank with Jarvis inside. Will County Coroner Willard Blood handled the case. Funeral plans set at Memorial Park Cemetery Skokie with services Friday at 10 a.m. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery Skokie.
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Davis A. Jarvis
Aspen
Colo
Niles
District 5
Jarvis
Morris and
Minooka
Will County
Willard Blood
Blood
Paul *Vis
E. Huber St
Paul
Warren
Myer-Simkin
Morton Grove
Memorial Park
Skokie
Paul Jarvis
Aspen Colp
Herald
Grundy County Health Board discusses funding and services
Grundy County Health Department reviewed state grant rules and budget pressures at Edwards Street offices Tuesday. Administrator Mary Reed said the county will get about 32000 in grants, eyed a fee rise for school health services, and discussed merit system questions and proposed state guidelines.
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Grundy County
Weather outlook with showers and cooling trends
The forecast calls for cloudy, windy conditions with a few brief showers and cooler highs in the lower to middle 60s. Tonight remains partly cloudy with a low near 40, followed by partly sunny weather on Thursday with highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Earlier readings show Tuesday’s high 65 at Dresden Island Locks and Dam and a 40 low, with 7 am readings at 53 in Morris and 63 downtown by 11 am.
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Dresden Island Locks
Morris
Accident injures Kinsman youth in Illinois 113 crash
Michael L. Sulzberger, 19, of Route 1 Kinsman, was injured in an early morning crash on Illinois 113 near Jugtown Road. His 1971 Camaro ran off the road, vaulted a ditch, hit a culvert, and landed on its wheels in the ditch. He was taken to Morris Hospital for observation.
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Michael L. Sulzberger
Rte. 1
Kinsman
Morris Hospital
Illinois 113
Jugtown Rd
Grundy County
Evert Poyner
Curt Leach
Sulzberger
Majors
Pogliano Dies On Farm Near Morris After Collapse
Robert Pogliano a Goose Lake Township farmer and long time school board member collapsed on his farm east of Morris Tuesday night. Coroner James Reeves ordered an autopsy. Pogliano was found about 8 p.m. in the cattle yard and funeral services will be announced by Reeves Funeral Home Coal City.
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Coal City
Robert Pogliano
Goose Lake Township
Morris
James Reeves
Pogliano
Goldwater Presses Nixon on Leadership Amid Watergate Shadow
Sen. Barry Goldwater urged President Nixon to move toward leadership as Sen. Stuart Symington charged aides obstructed justice by hiding Watergate under a CIA umbrella. Nixon proposed a 17 member nonpartisan commission to reexamine elections and campaign practices. James McCord Jr. claims White House sought cover, while Liddy faces continued contempt and immunity in testimony. Symington summarized Walters and Gray accounts detailing a possible White House coverup after the Watergate arrests.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
Nixon
Sen
Stuart Symington
CIA
Senate Armed Services Committee
James W. McCord Jr
White House
Goldwater
America
Congress
Nonpartisan Commission
FBI
L. Patrick Gray III
Gray
Senate
John D. Ehrlichman
Saratoga School Board Approves Plan for 300-Student Middle School
The Saratoga School Board heard architect plans for a 300 student middle school to be built north of the current facility along Illinois 47. Cost for phase one is about 985000 with potential to expand to 600 students. Bonding power remains uncertain due to property tax considerations.
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Saratoga School Board of Education
William Scheidemantel
Scheidemantel and Treitler, Ltd
Park Ridge
Illinois 47
Robert Chord
Saratoga Community District
Chord
Bailey and Sons of
Pontiac
Willard Olson
Citizens’ Ad
Jail inmate Lester Sellers suffers back injury from step collapse
Lester Sellers, 35, of 211 Nettle Town Dr., is reported in good condition at St. Joseph Hospital Joliet after a May 3 fall when a jail step broke. He is under guard, held on $100,000 bail since April 12 on three counts of taking indecent liberties with a child.
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Lester Sellers
Nettle Town Dr
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Grundy County
Shabbona District Scout Show Set for Saturday at Morris
The Shabbona District Scout Show comes to Morris at Shabbona School this Saturday from 1 to 8 p.m. More than 400 boys and 100 leaders from Grundy County will display scouting skills with units from Braceville Minooka Coal City South Wilmington Mazon and Morris. Chuck Turner of Morris chairs the event with a full committee and new features include a Little Theater area with over twenty acts and a Challenge Area for Pinewood Derby tug of war log sawing and wall sealing. Finals and awards conclude the day. tickets available from any Cub or Scout or at the door.
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Shabbona
Shabbona School
Morris
Grundy County
Braceville
Minooka
Coal City
South Wilmington
Mazon
Chuck Turner
Turner
George Hirschman
Tony Cerny
Aubrey Shenefiel
John Homa
Jim Homa
Bill Cosby
Reimann and Piche Face Murder and Robbery Charges
The trial of Carl Reimann 32 of Sandwich and Betty Piche 30 of Somonauk opens Monday in Rockford. Each faces five counts of murder and one count each of armed robbery and theft for the December 29 Pine Village Steak House killings and robbery at Illinois 47 and U.S. 34 north of Yorkville.
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Carl Reimann
Sandwich
Betty Piche
Somonauk
Winnebago County
Rockford
Pine Village
Illinois
U.S. 34
Yorkville
Historical society bus trip to Will County Museum and Canal Days
The Grundy County Historical Society will take a bus trip to the Will County Historical Museum in Lockport for a guided tour. Afterward the group attends the Canal Days celebration and returns to Morris for a smorgasbord dinner at the Nordic House in Romeoville. The outing replaces the May meeting, departing Morris Community High School at 1:30 p.m. Reservations contact Mrs. Helen Tascher at 942-0142.
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Grundy County
Morris
Nordic House
Romeoville
Morris Community High School
Helen Tascher
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Robert Denig
Deniy
Leslie Tibbitts
Jean McCoy
Richard Schurman
Gardner
Harry Henderson
Edwards St
Arthur Allaben
McCoy
Schurman
Tibbitts
Robert Breisch
Earl Bingham
van Hicks
Wests Cafe
Liberty
H. B. Price Co. Inc
Rex Majors
Gorman Rd
Morris Daily Herald
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
Watergate
G. Gordon Liddy
Senate Watergate Committee
Liddy
Sirica
Symington
Army
Vernon
Walters
Central Intelligence Agency
Chapin Park
Morris Girl Scout
Visory Council
Grace Lutheran Church
Spiezio and
Nelson Furniture & Appliance Inc
Donald
Audrey) Kaufman
John Roundtree
Bennie Sklut
Robert
Mabel) Starks
Citizens’ Advisory Council
Historical Society
Lockport
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